| Scholarships Available From Linda Culp Memorial - Women's Opportunity Fund
Our Community's Foundation (the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation (PACF) and the Regional Affiliate Foundations of Doddridge, Ritchie, Jackson, Mason Counties and the Little Kanawha Area (Wirt/Calhoun) - announces the availability of scholarships through the Linda Culp Memorial - Women's Opportunity Fund.
This fund offers scholarships for women seeking to return to school to complete their education or who need additional education to achieve higher-level career aspirations.
Applications are invited from women residing in the service regions of St. Joseph's Hospital where Mrs. Culp worked for 30 years, and the foundation, which includes: the counties of Wood, Tyler, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Calhoun, Roane, Jackson, Doddridge, Gilmer and Mason in West Virginia, and Washington, Athens, and Meigs in Ohio.
Recipients are selected by an independent scholarship advisory committee. The scholarship can be applied toward tuition, books or other education or career-related materials needed. The fund intentionally seeks applicants who are not recent high school graduates.
Linda Culp believed strongly in continuing one's education, according to her good friend and former co-worker, Sheryl Holdren. "Linda was a great source of encouragement and a mentor and role model for many women. Linda supported others in obtaining job-related training, finishing college degrees, and generally furthering their education in order that they could position themselves better in the work force."
To request an application or obtain further information, send an e-mail to info@pacfwv.com; visit the foundation's office in downtown Parkersburg during normal business hours (lobby, United Square Building, 501 Avery Street), or call (304) 428-4438. Applications must be received by June 1, 2006 (June 1st is an in-hand deadline; not a postmark).
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